KevMan1815
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From earlier:
I mentioned earlier but the thread is moving too fast, it's a play on words with the title Super Mario Run...
The kanji is 'ran', which happens to be the title (and same kanji) of a classic samurai epic by Akira Kurosawa (based on King Lear).
"Ran" (乱 means rebellion, revolt or war. In Japanese, the English word Run would be pronounced the same as the kanji/movie Ran...
So Mario is wearing a samurai outfit as a subtle and funny nod to a Kurosawa classic which kinda sorta shares the same name.